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Enjoy a glass of Columbia Restaurant’s signature sangria before a talk with Curator of Public History Brad Massey, Ph.D.
From Ybor City's red clay brick-paved streets to Pennsylvania Avenue and our nation's capitol, Reverend Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. has played a crucial role in advancing the Civil Rights Movement. A student activist in the Nashville, Tenn., sit-in campaign of 1960, and a longtime staff member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), LaFayette gained …
Join the Tampa Bay History Center’s curator of Black history, Fred Hearns, and local historian E.J. Salcines to learn more about Tampa’s past. This free lecture takes place at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 10, at Old City Hall, Council Chambers (315 E. Kennedy Boulevard, 3rd floor). Free, and no registration is required.
Bootleggers flooded Florida with illegal booze, flappers danced to jazz, and workers erected the first elaborate Art Deco buildings in Florida in the 1920s. At the same time, Mediterranean fruit flies attacked citrus groves, and the state’s brutal convict-leasing program ensnared thousands. Join the Tampa Bay History Center's Brad Massey, Ph.D., for a look at …
See Tampa’s development over the past century and how it compares with today’s landmarks during a special talk at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 14, in the Tampa Bay History Center’s TECO Learning Center. Along with some hand-picked images from the Burgert Brothers Collection, several previously unseen photos from the 1960s through the early 2000s …
Join Living History Saturday, included with museum admission, from noon–3 p.m. on July 29. Three 30-minute presentations will happen throughout the afternoon.
The history center is open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
**Galleries are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas and open until 3 p.m. on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
**First responders and veterans may receive discounted admission at Visitor Services.
The History Center provides a dramatic and historic backdrop for your wedding, wedding reception or rehearsal dinner. Give your wedding a unique Tampa flair your guests will remember for a lifetime.
Are you looking for a one-of-a-kind Tampa experience for your next corporate event or convention party? Are you a meeting planner looking for a unique setting to host a board retreat or employee function? Located within walking distance of downtown hotels, the History Center is perfect for your next corporate event.
